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Craftsman 917.273660 Owner's Manual page 19

Lawn tractor 25.0 hp, 48" mower electric start automatic transmission

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CLEANING
• Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc.
of all foreign matter.
• Keep finished surfaces and wheels free
of all gasoline, oil, etc.
• Protect painted surfaces with auto-
motive type wax.
We do not recommend
using
a garden
hose or pressure
washer
to clean your
tractor
unless the engine
and transmis-
sion are covered
to keep water out. Water
in engine
or transmission
will shorten
the
useful
life of your tractor.
Use compressed
air or a leaf blower
to remove
grass,
leaves and trash from tractor
and mower.
WARNING:
TO AVOID
SERIOUS
INJURY,
BEFORE
PERFORMING
ANY SER-
VICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1.
Depress
clutch/brake
pedal fully and set parking
brake.
2.
Place motion
control
lever in neutral
(N) position.
3.
Place attachment
clutch
in "DISENGAGED"
position.
4.
Turn ignition
key to "STOP"
and remove
key.
5.
Make sure the blades
and all moving
parts have completely
stopped.
6.
Disconnect
spark
plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where
it cannot
come in contact
with plug.
TRACTOR
TO REMOVE
MOWER
1.
Place
attachment
clutch
in "DISEN-
GAGED"
position.
2.
If equipped,
turn height
adjustment
knob to lowest setting.
3.
Lower
mower to its lowest
position.
4.
Disengage
belt tension
rod from lock
bracket.
J_CAUTION:
Rod is spring
loaded.
Have
a tight grip on rod and release
slowly.
5.
Remove
retainer
spring
holding
anti-swaybar
to chassis
bracket
and
disengage
anti-sway
bar from bracket.
6.
Remove
four retainer
springs
from front
plate assembly
and remove
plate.
7.
Remove
retainer
springs
from suspen-
sion arms at deck and disengage
arms
from deck.
8.
Raise attachment
lift to its highest
posi-
tion.
9.
Slide mower forward
and remove
belt
from electric
clutch
pulley.
10. Slide mower
out from under right side
of tractor.
TO INSTALL
MOWER
Be sure tractor
is on level surface
and
mower suspension
arms are raised with
attachment
lift control.
Engage
parking
brake.
1. Swing
anti-sway
bar to left side of
mower deck.
Lock Bracket
Belt Tension Rod
(Disengaged
,,'7
Position)
"
Chassis
Bracket --
Front Mower
Bracket
Electric Clutch
Pulley
Double Loop
Retainer Springs
Front Plate
Assembly
Retainer
S
Bar
USE PLIERS
FOR
RETAINER
SPRINGS
Suspension
Arms Double Loop
Retainer Springs
(Outward pointing
deck pins)
Single Loop
Retainer Springs
Flanged Pins
Front Mower
Bracket
Deflector Shield
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